Oh, absolutely Johannes!
"Perhaps the basic problem revolves around the "RL syndrome", where the person does not comprehend the other's viewpoint."
Yes, this all boils down, somehow, to RL not accepting your wacky bizarre hypothesies, and not hesitating to point out the problems with them.
Brilliant. Insightful. Amazing. Your mind works in the most astonishing ways.
I wonder what othe macro-level gestalts and phenomena RL, or his 'spirit' is to blame for.
DL